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the core leadership of al qaeda announced it has cut ties with a major group in syria. the united nations wrapped up peace talks aimed at ending the bloodshed. jennifer griffin is live. top intelligence officials say they think syria is a real concern. >> reporter: in fact this is the second time we have hear from the nation's top intelligence piece in a week. a scathing assessment of the global threats facing the nation. james clapper stated most bluntly. >> looking back over my more than half a century in intelligence, i've not experienced a time when we had been beset by mow crisis and threats around the globe. >> clapper insists the insurgence is 10,000 fighters from different groups them u.s. intelligence chief warned that the al qaeda-linked insurgents in syria could potentially strike the u.s. homeland, changing their assessment from a year ago. >> complicating this further are the 7500 or so foreign fighters from some 50 countries who gravitated to syria. among them is a small group of al qaeda veterans with as separations for attack in europe if not the homelan
the core leadership of al qaeda announced it has cut ties with a major group in syria. the united nations wrapped up peace talks aimed at ending the bloodshed. jennifer griffin is live. top intelligence officials say they think syria is a real concern. >> reporter: in fact this is the second time we have hear from the nation's top intelligence piece in a week. a scathing assessment of the global threats facing the nation. james clapper stated most bluntly. >> looking back over my...
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right now their goal is syria, but after syria, exterp lyexter want to hit the west and the united states of america. >> congressman schiff, there is a glowing accepts that the administration's international conference in geneva won't solve the problem of syria. do we need to make sure they live up to their commitments and also to address this growing extremist threat inside syria and especially the idea of them coming home for the u.s. is this. >> that threat probably the more pernicious threat to the country for the next ten years. so it is a very serious problem. we're already seeing this in egypt. and of course they're trying to train people to attack us here on our homeland. in terms of the geneva talks, they haven't baby successful, in fact, no one has been successful here. our policy hasn't, the russians hasn't been successful. it's a bloody stalemate. it's hard to see what the reset will be. i'm not sure that the united states gets deeply militarily involved will contribute to an end to this conflict. we have to keep the pressure on with a bottom up strategy and more importantly p
right now their goal is syria, but after syria, exterp lyexter want to hit the west and the united states of america. >> congressman schiff, there is a glowing accepts that the administration's international conference in geneva won't solve the problem of syria. do we need to make sure they live up to their commitments and also to address this growing extremist threat inside syria and especially the idea of them coming home for the u.s. is this. >> that threat probably the more...
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but last night, syria was the focus when he met with king abdullah. now, jordan has housed more than 600,000 refugees. last month, president obama pled pledged a billion dollars in loans to shore up a weakening jordan economy. a british-based opposition group, the syrian observatory for human rights estimates that more than 5,000 syrians have been killed since peace talks began on january 2nd, and more than 100,000 killed overall. now, with the peace talks and no resolution in sight. last night president obama said he is considering steps to deal with the crisis but did not give specifics. now separately, late this afternoon, president obama signed the debt ceiling bill into law which extends the nation's borrowing limit. lester? >> kristen welker tonight, thank you. >>> and when we continue tonight, we take you to hockeytown, usa, where they claim to be an olympic breeding ground. >>> and they're the conversation about his car loan didn't start here. it began way, way back. before he had children. before he got married. it started in his very first a
but last night, syria was the focus when he met with king abdullah. now, jordan has housed more than 600,000 refugees. last month, president obama pled pledged a billion dollars in loans to shore up a weakening jordan economy. a british-based opposition group, the syrian observatory for human rights estimates that more than 5,000 syrians have been killed since peace talks began on january 2nd, and more than 100,000 killed overall. now, with the peace talks and no resolution in sight. last night...
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according to experts, he's one of 70 americans in syria. the numbers are even bigger from nearby europe. 412 from france, 366, uk, 300, belgium, 240 from germany. >> i believe these guys will ultimately pose potentially quite a big threat, yes. >> blow back from battle hardened jihadis returning from syria has western officials on high alert, nowhere more than the uk, where home grown terrorists kills 252 in the london transport blast. elsewhere, where passports are a threat to america, too. nigel was the counterterrorism chief at the time of the 9/11 attacks. >> it wouldn't be the first time it happened. 9/11 was planned out of hamburg. >> using europe as a base. >> exactly. >> fighters returning from syria to the uk regardless of claimed intentions can be arrested. citizenships yanked. 16 were blocked in january. authorities are also counting on in fighting between militants. zawahiri announced al qaeda is coming with one group for being too extreme. >> the ambiguity of being a foreign fighter in this conflict are becoming slightly harder
according to experts, he's one of 70 americans in syria. the numbers are even bigger from nearby europe. 412 from france, 366, uk, 300, belgium, 240 from germany. >> i believe these guys will ultimately pose potentially quite a big threat, yes. >> blow back from battle hardened jihadis returning from syria has western officials on high alert, nowhere more than the uk, where home grown terrorists kills 252 in the london transport blast. elsewhere, where passports are a threat to...
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over 1,200 christian leaders killed in syria last year. in egypt we had more christian violence, more persecution in 2013 than in the previous seven centuries. this is one of the great stories of all of history and hardly anybody knows about it. >> why do you think that is and what can people do to raise awareness? is there anything practical they can do to step in and help these folks? >> i think the reason why is because christians are pulled in between. they are not on either side of the issue. they are peace-loving people. they are not raising weapons in the conflicts. they just live there. we're talking about ten million christians in egypt, two million in syria. they are caught in the center. they are everybody's enemy. islamic radicals are moving in and making this a holy war and they are just enemies of anybody. the one village that still speaks the language of jesus has 4,000 people in it. now it has ten people in it. the virgin mayor statue -- virgin mary statue outside the flag now has an islamic flag. it is catastrophic. we nee
over 1,200 christian leaders killed in syria last year. in egypt we had more christian violence, more persecution in 2013 than in the previous seven centuries. this is one of the great stories of all of history and hardly anybody knows about it. >> why do you think that is and what can people do to raise awareness? is there anything practical they can do to step in and help these folks? >> i think the reason why is because christians are pulled in between. they are not on either...
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. >> syria has become a huge magnet for extremists. tremendous concern here for these extremists who are attracted to syria, engage in combat, get training, and we're seeing now the appearance of training complexes in syria to train people to go back to their countries and, of course, conduct more terrorist acts, so this is a huge concern to all of us. >> we should point out they have done a great job of stopping and thwarting what threats there have been. steve, about syria, this appears to be a viper pit that is devolving and not getting better. >> no, not getting better. and the real risk, i think, to the homeland is that you have exactly as director clapper mentioned, you have these terrorists who have received training, who have come through the fighting there, who have trained in the new safe havens and turn their attention towards the united states and europe. it was talking to general jack keene and he says strategically, the safe havens in syria are so much more significant and serious than even the safe havens that al qaeda h
. >> syria has become a huge magnet for extremists. tremendous concern here for these extremists who are attracted to syria, engage in combat, get training, and we're seeing now the appearance of training complexes in syria to train people to go back to their countries and, of course, conduct more terrorist acts, so this is a huge concern to all of us. >> we should point out they have done a great job of stopping and thwarting what threats there have been. steve, about syria, this...
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security council unanimously approving a resolution on syria. a live report from our mideast bureau next. when you have diabetes like i do, you want a way to help minimize blood sugar spikes. support heart health. and your immune system. now there's new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. [ male announcer ] new glucerna advance. from the brand doctors recommend most. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for est pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include adache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lastg more than four hours. stop taking vira and call youroctor right away if you experience a sudden decase or los in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. >>> welcome back. we're talking about the u.n. security council adopting a syria resolution demanding immedia
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he then allowed syria to go past that red line. then needed vladimir putin to come in and play statesman to get america out of the mess that had been created by that failure to enforce a red line. a situation in ukraine which is easy to understand. majority of ukranian people who want to move towards europe, the crooks and spooks in russia who don't want to let that happen, and the vacuum of american leadership in the world that has been created by our failure to enforce red lines in syria, by what's going on in venezuela right now and our own hemisphere creates an opportunity for a lot of mischief to be going on which is what you see with the russians mingling in ukraine. >> we asked you for questions, and we got one on facebook from ellen clagy and let me read it to you. since obama draws red lines and nothing changes, why would putin respect anything obama says? juan, how do you answer ellen? it's a pretty good question. >> well, i don't think it's a matter of somehow waning western influence or this is about president obama. to
he then allowed syria to go past that red line. then needed vladimir putin to come in and play statesman to get america out of the mess that had been created by that failure to enforce a red line. a situation in ukraine which is easy to understand. majority of ukranian people who want to move towards europe, the crooks and spooks in russia who don't want to let that happen, and the vacuum of american leadership in the world that has been created by our failure to enforce red lines in syria, by...
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while negotiators are meeting in genev geneva, the violence in syria is escalatin escalating. one human right group says 5,000 people have died in syria in the three weeks since peace talks began. and that brings us to another story, what to do with all the people trying to flee all the death and destruction in syria. greg looks at that question from london tonight. >> more civilians were evacuated today from embattled syrian city of homs, adding to 6.5 million people displaced within syria and 2.5 million refugees in countries nearby. >> the syrian humanitarian crisis is the defining humanitarian crisis of this century. >> there are calls for them to be settled away from the region. they're asking western countries including the u.s., to take in 30,000 of the most vulnerable. >> we have welcomed refugees, the tired huddled masses, for centuries. that's been the history of the united states. we should continue to do so. >> so far, the u.s. hasn't been too welcoming to those caught between the rebels and the assad regime. only 109 syrian refugees have been accepted. the u.s. sa
while negotiators are meeting in genev geneva, the violence in syria is escalatin escalating. one human right group says 5,000 people have died in syria in the three weeks since peace talks began. and that brings us to another story, what to do with all the people trying to flee all the death and destruction in syria. greg looks at that question from london tonight. >> more civilians were evacuated today from embattled syrian city of homs, adding to 6.5 million people displaced within...
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. >> in march, 2011, as part of the changes sweeping through the arab world, citizens in syria begin peaceful demonstrations against president bashar al assad. the dictator strikes back with force, killing thousands of his own people, and sparking a full-fledged civil war. video of the conflict is mainly uploaded to the internet because the regime bans all foreign journalists from the country in order to better control the story. >> this really speaks to the power of images to connect us to what's happening on the ground. that's why the assad regime has been so determined to keep out media from syria and why it has been attacking journalists. >> in the first two years of the conflict, at least 34 journalists are killed in syria. dozens more are arrested, tortured or kidnapped including nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel who in december, 2012, is taken hostage with his crew. five days later, they escape to safety. engel and his colleagues are part of a small group of courageous journalists risking their lives to report from syria. some of the most extraordinary images
. >> in march, 2011, as part of the changes sweeping through the arab world, citizens in syria begin peaceful demonstrations against president bashar al assad. the dictator strikes back with force, killing thousands of his own people, and sparking a full-fledged civil war. video of the conflict is mainly uploaded to the internet because the regime bans all foreign journalists from the country in order to better control the story. >> this really speaks to the power of images to...
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we're not working well in syria, here in the ukraine we went different ways. i think the conversation hopefully between the two presidents will make things easier, but it might not. >> you mentioned some of the troubled water recently with the ability to influence peace around the world. you talked about syria, the red line the president drew, and he didn't do anything even though the weapons were used. you had the deal with iran which seems to give them much more than what the world was led to believe they would get. so the bottom line i'm asking, will history look back at this time and point to this as perhaps the beginning of an erosion of our influence reasons the world? >> well, i think the middle east has really changed with arab spring, with -- what you see around the world today in venezuela, in syria, in ukraine, is the opposition, democracy sprouting, and i think we have to be associated with this democratic movements. in syria, the problem is assad won't give up power because he has the backing of the russians. so we need to reach an agreement that
we're not working well in syria, here in the ukraine we went different ways. i think the conversation hopefully between the two presidents will make things easier, but it might not. >> you mentioned some of the troubled water recently with the ability to influence peace around the world. you talked about syria, the red line the president drew, and he didn't do anything even though the weapons were used. you had the deal with iran which seems to give them much more than what the world was...
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as iran and north korea continue their suspected work on nuclear weapons and syria drags its felt on its promise to turn over ischemical weapons, john kerry says the most dangerous weapon of them all is climate change. it's the latest volley in the administration's campaign to put global warming front and center as a political talking point, heading into the midterm elections. mike emanuel begins our coverage tonight. >> climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass destruction, perhaps even the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction. >> weapons of mass destruction, as in a nuclear blast or biological or chemical attack. the latest attempt by the obama administration to grab attention for its environmental agenda. >> this is mushy thinking at best. a few years ago, people decided that global warming was a national security threat because they knew national security threats bring to mind the most severe kind of threat that the country faces. >> in indonesia, the world's third largest country in terms of carbon emissions behind china and the u.s., kerry mocked t
as iran and north korea continue their suspected work on nuclear weapons and syria drags its felt on its promise to turn over ischemical weapons, john kerry says the most dangerous weapon of them all is climate change. it's the latest volley in the administration's campaign to put global warming front and center as a political talking point, heading into the midterm elections. mike emanuel begins our coverage tonight. >> climate change can now be considered another weapon of mass...
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>> well, the russians-- syria's ally-- have pressured and say they'll continue to pressure syria to hand over those weapons by march. but since syria has already missed two deadlines, officials here are very skeptical. and there is little political will at the white house to take unilateral action. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the state department for us tonight. margaret, thank you. the soldier who became the star of the state of the union address tells david martin about his toughest battle. a daredevil olympian says one course in sochi is just too dangerous. and the largest gathering in seattle history welcomed home the super bowl champs when the "cbs evening news" continues. te i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like walking on a wave. dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. i'm a believer! i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the co
>> well, the russians-- syria's ally-- have pressured and say they'll continue to pressure syria to hand over those weapons by march. but since syria has already missed two deadlines, officials here are very skeptical. and there is little political will at the white house to take unilateral action. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the state department for us tonight. margaret, thank you. the soldier who became the star of the state of the union address tells david martin about his...
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the peace talks on syria other than failure so far? they didn't even negotiate safe passage for humanitarian aid and food. people are starving in syria. >> i understand the frustration, i went to geneva for the opening of those talks and i know how very, very tough this is. i've been in a tri lateral discussion with the russians and certain envoy brahimi, the fact is this is the first time after three years of the conflict, that in fact these parties, syrian regime and opposition, in fact the syrian people, representatives of the syrian people are in a room together. so that in and of itself is an important step forward. those negotiations are going to resume next week in geneva. these are tough going, but every country except the syrian regime signed onto the geneva kmun kay quite frankly assad is not only not serving people of his country and broken the contract with his people of his country but he's become a terror magnet and we're concerned about the growing extremist threat inside syria that also can bleed out throughout the regi
the peace talks on syria other than failure so far? they didn't even negotiate safe passage for humanitarian aid and food. people are starving in syria. >> i understand the frustration, i went to geneva for the opening of those talks and i know how very, very tough this is. i've been in a tri lateral discussion with the russians and certain envoy brahimi, the fact is this is the first time after three years of the conflict, that in fact these parties, syrian regime and opposition, in fact...
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. >>> it's nearly a week since the latest round of syria peace talks broke in geneva. but no sign of any progress at all. it was never clear if they were e going to reconvene. they told the bbc his government will go back to talks once a new date is set. lyse doucet reports from damascus where she finds the government's mood is increasingly confident. >> reporter: it may look like a gathering standing for the national anthem. this is sports day, syrian style. instilling values in the next generation. to defend their country and president assad. there's even a dramatization of a soldier dying on the front line. this pageant at a damascus school is taking place just after the government's delegation returned from peace talks in geneva. the message there was the same as here. president assad's future isn't up for discussion. i went to see a leading member of the government's team at the talks. >> if they believe we have gone to geneva to give the keys of damascus to this small group of people, then they are wrong. we shall be ready to sit together with the syrian oppositi
. >>> it's nearly a week since the latest round of syria peace talks broke in geneva. but no sign of any progress at all. it was never clear if they were e going to reconvene. they told the bbc his government will go back to talks once a new date is set. lyse doucet reports from damascus where she finds the government's mood is increasingly confident. >> reporter: it may look like a gathering standing for the national anthem. this is sports day, syrian style. instilling values in...
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i hope the two of you remember clearly when the president threatened to use military force in syria, the congress would not approve. the american people did not want the united states getting militarily involved in another war. >> that was a fallback position. if they crossed the line then they did nothing. >> correct, and when the president said he wants the american people to speak, he wants the congress' certification for this action there was not any support for it. and i hope you remember it. now, with regard to what is happening in the ukraine, i think you should look immediately to the european countries because what you see there is they have failed in terms of coming to the aid of democratic elements inside the ukraine and allowed the russians and putin to come in with their $15 billion bailout and take control. >> there is absolutely nothing the europeans can do. because vladimir putin has them by the -- >> cajones? >> yes, thank you, no, he did, because if you look at the map you can see the seven pipelines going from russia to the ukraine, if he shuts them off and he can
i hope the two of you remember clearly when the president threatened to use military force in syria, the congress would not approve. the american people did not want the united states getting militarily involved in another war. >> that was a fallback position. if they crossed the line then they did nothing. >> correct, and when the president said he wants the american people to speak, he wants the congress' certification for this action there was not any support for it. and i hope...
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meanwhile, he is helping in syria but iran is all over syria. >> really, it was incredible to read but to actually see it was a dramatic. it is a putin commercial. it's beyond flattering. he would not have written it any better himself. if we read the dispatches from russia, reporters are having their hotel room doors opened in the middle of the night. there is picture everywhere but you are often as we noted drinking water that's the color of dark beer. and maybe bob costas has had a rough time but it's one thing to be there and to be straddling the business relationship nbc is frying to manage but it's another to be so kind. he is, as david was talking about the secrets we have uncover, byron is right, everybody knows he is fiercely defending our greatest enemies, is he coddling dictators and murderers. he is selling arms to syria in assad's battle, killing his people and not coming up with the weapons that he is supposed to clean up from the deal that vladimir putin arranged that is turning out to be much better for syria than us. it's -- this is a joke. >> i guess my objection with
meanwhile, he is helping in syria but iran is all over syria. >> really, it was incredible to read but to actually see it was a dramatic. it is a putin commercial. it's beyond flattering. he would not have written it any better himself. if we read the dispatches from russia, reporters are having their hotel room doors opened in the middle of the night. there is picture everywhere but you are often as we noted drinking water that's the color of dark beer. and maybe bob costas has had a...
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we should add to what is going on in the ukraine, their involvement in syria, the iranian regime, cozying up to the egyptians. finally hopefully connecting the debts here and looking how putin is manipulating the international community and taking his agenda from east to west, whether it's back home and the crackdown on their own people, suffocating musicians and others, and meanwhile the olympics are going on in this backyard. >> he said he has nothing to do with ukraine, it's a republic, does it own thing. who are you going to be loyal to, russia or europe, and this girl band was not supposed to be there so beat them up. >> they have every intention of getting involved in ukraine and bring ukraine under their fold, and this is one more example of the hegemonic as separations. >> they're not persuaded to do this stuff when cameras -- dissuadessed to do this with cameras are on. >> this band went under an olympic sign to make their -- send their message across the globe, and the russians wanted to send their message to say, we don't care. the olympics, multinationalism and freedom and eve
we should add to what is going on in the ukraine, their involvement in syria, the iranian regime, cozying up to the egyptians. finally hopefully connecting the debts here and looking how putin is manipulating the international community and taking his agenda from east to west, whether it's back home and the crackdown on their own people, suffocating musicians and others, and meanwhile the olympics are going on in this backyard. >> he said he has nothing to do with ukraine, it's a...
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syria is a debackally. iran is implode -- debacle. iran is imploding. so i think there's so much tumult in the middle east that there's just no way for him to get his hand around it, and as long as we don't have major, major, you know, all-out wars per se, and i mean the entire region going to war amongst themselves and with themselves, then the best he can hope for are no major, major tragedies that we saw back when george bush was president. >> what happened to making the mid terms solely about sfwhoik. >> -- about obamacare? >> we'll see, that maybe not in the house races. but on the senate side, a lot of democratic senators up for re-election are running away or trying to temper their relationship with the president on obamacare. that's what's troublesome for the president in wanting to lead an agenda when he can't even be out there because people who are seeking -- you know, if they want to keep the senate democrat, they need to keep those seats. so obama's a problem for them. he's weakened that way, as well. it does give the opportunity for the re
syria is a debackally. iran is implode -- debacle. iran is imploding. so i think there's so much tumult in the middle east that there's just no way for him to get his hand around it, and as long as we don't have major, major, you know, all-out wars per se, and i mean the entire region going to war amongst themselves and with themselves, then the best he can hope for are no major, major tragedies that we saw back when george bush was president. >> what happened to making the mid terms...
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i want to turn to syria. we do have a new u.n. resolution demanding that there be access asking both president assad and also the opposition there, demanding that they allow humanitarian aid to feed into the country. more than 130,000 people have died. we have millions displaced from their homes. refugee camps are overflowing. it's a dire situation, and yet this u.n. resolution says there are no sanctions tied to it. there are no teeth. how do we expect the parties here who have a lot of self-interest to actually allow this to happen when there's no real threat of punishment if they don't comply? >> well, it's terribly frustrating it took this long to get the russians and the chinese to help us on this. they've helped in very minimal ways before. so number one, it's progress, but as you point out and not nearly enough, we should mention that what the united nations has spoken to with this vote is a substantial achievement, i think, for the american people. the american people in this case led by the administration have committed u
i want to turn to syria. we do have a new u.n. resolution demanding that there be access asking both president assad and also the opposition there, demanding that they allow humanitarian aid to feed into the country. more than 130,000 people have died. we have millions displaced from their homes. refugee camps are overflowing. it's a dire situation, and yet this u.n. resolution says there are no sanctions tied to it. there are no teeth. how do we expect the parties here who have a lot of...
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we're seeing the same thing in syria, in libya, in egypt. you know, radical extremist groups, violent extremist groups affiliating themselves with al qaeda are spreading. and a lot of times, they have local agendas primarily, but a lot of them also have the transnational terrorist goals that the groups in iraq and syria have aspired to. so that fight continues. >> congressman, moving forward, how will we decide which of these groups to go after? >> i think there's two critical factors. number one, the most important thing is if you have a group that we can establish is planning attacks against specifically western targets, like i said, in syria, in iraq, in a lot of places, they're fighting a local revolution. the biggest threat to us is the ones that glum on to the transnational terrorist agenda. that's what we're trying to protect the homeland from. i think the second thing we need to be aware of is the limited ability that we have on our own to control this. we need local partners. we need people in these nations who are willing to stand
we're seeing the same thing in syria, in libya, in egypt. you know, radical extremist groups, violent extremist groups affiliating themselves with al qaeda are spreading. and a lot of times, they have local agendas primarily, but a lot of them also have the transnational terrorist goals that the groups in iraq and syria have aspired to. so that fight continues. >> congressman, moving forward, how will we decide which of these groups to go after? >> i think there's two critical...
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he was on a roll in syria. he was on a roll with his sort of iran policy. he was exerting a lot of clout for a fairly small economy relative to the european and the united states, and here suddenly the people of a country bordering him surprise him with their vehemence, their courage and their civic-mindedness and deal him a pretty severe setback. >> i want to listen to what susan rice said about warning about going back to a cold war dynamic. let's listen to this. >> the president is very plain and very forceful in his dealings with putin. but it's not necessary, nor is it in our interest to return to a cold war construct, which is long out of date and that doesn't reflect the realities of the 21st century. >> steve, is this the biggest risk we've seen of slipping back into some of the cold war dynamic? >> well, i think we've seen it for some time. you know, in 2008-2009 russia basically, you know, showed a lot of tough love with ukraine on its natural gas exports. we saw some of the tension over georgia in a number of other cases. but president obama thro
he was on a roll in syria. he was on a roll with his sort of iran policy. he was exerting a lot of clout for a fairly small economy relative to the european and the united states, and here suddenly the people of a country bordering him surprise him with their vehemence, their courage and their civic-mindedness and deal him a pretty severe setback. >> i want to listen to what susan rice said about warning about going back to a cold war dynamic. let's listen to this. >> the president...
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he sees another syria in the making where the president made a warning. this time calling russia's action a grave mistake, that he doesn't tend to back up, and maybe can't back up. mccain sees the administration as naive, and though he admits there's no military option, he feels the president invited russian aggression. >> we are seeing an intervention that is really deeply disturbing and alarming. and i don't think he thinks that the united states is going to do much, given when he looks around and sees his russian troops occupying georgia, the failure in syria, iraq, around the world, and seeing american weakness and withdrawal. >> fact is the u.s. really doesn't have much of an option in pressuring russia beyond embarrassing them. unless you want to go back to cold war sanctions, the countries have been dismantling. he reminded moscow and putin the whole world was watching them a short while ago and is watching with a different eye now. >> just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games, it would invite the condemnation of nations around
he sees another syria in the making where the president made a warning. this time calling russia's action a grave mistake, that he doesn't tend to back up, and maybe can't back up. mccain sees the administration as naive, and though he admits there's no military option, he feels the president invited russian aggression. >> we are seeing an intervention that is really deeply disturbing and alarming. and i don't think he thinks that the united states is going to do much, given when he looks...
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reuters on the syria crisis, kerry blames assad government of latest syria peace talks a lot to cover there. so let's bring in media watch panel. two of best in the business. judith miller, pulitzer prize-winning author, fox news contributor, kirsten powers, fox news contributor. if i can get through all of that i can get through all the hot spots. welcome ladies. good to see you. >> hi, ed. ed: kirsten, need to talk to you, someone needs to react saying this is more blundering with the obama administration. people i talk in the white house, whether syria, ukraine, what should we do about it? there is no easy solution for the u.s. they say. >> that is true, there is no easy solution. john mccain may be overboard with most naive in history comment his point there is something that can be done. you can impose sanctions at least very narrow sanctions that would be targeted to certain people that wouldn't harm the overall population. so there is something that could be done and the administration taking their time on that but i think they, you know, they could probably defend that and say
reuters on the syria crisis, kerry blames assad government of latest syria peace talks a lot to cover there. so let's bring in media watch panel. two of best in the business. judith miller, pulitzer prize-winning author, fox news contributor, kirsten powers, fox news contributor. if i can get through all of that i can get through all the hot spots. welcome ladies. good to see you. >> hi, ed. ed: kirsten, need to talk to you, someone needs to react saying this is more blundering with the...
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sglin the past year, putin brokered a deal to allow syria to avoid a u.s. military strike by giving up its chemical weapons, and helped bring iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear intentions. >> well, this is a fox news alert, because bob costas apparently has a gigantic russian man crush on vladimir. that's how i see it. >> that's the only -- >> he was doing himself a vl vlad-i-cat. what is he doing? >> let me say, first of all, i am a very, very, very big fan of bob costas' sports. he is very good. he's lasted a very long time. remember when he did that thing in the nfl about guns? i saw him, he was upset with "the five." he was upset, upset with me because i said something about it. i talked to him at the train station. i said, bob, it was a little shock to me that you would be talking about guns at halftime. this sort of the same thing. this is a very complex issue here, what putin's role was in syria and in riran. neither which of probably were very good. i wish, because i like him so much, he would do what he does best, which is stick with sp
sglin the past year, putin brokered a deal to allow syria to avoid a u.s. military strike by giving up its chemical weapons, and helped bring iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear intentions. >> well, this is a fox news alert, because bob costas apparently has a gigantic russian man crush on vladimir. that's how i see it. >> that's the only -- >> he was doing himself a vl vlad-i-cat. what is he doing? >> let me say, first of all, i am a very, very, very big fan...
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. >>> a disappointing end to this week's first round of peace talks ending syria's bloody civil war. leaders from assad's government and the opposition emerging from the conference in geneva with no real agreement in sight or hopes of a possible cease fire. jennifer has more from washington. >> just one day after u.s. brokered peace talks in geneva failed to achieve any progress on syria, the syrian army continued dropping explosive filled barrel bombs on rebel held civilian areas advancing in aleppo. one man pointed to the charred bodies of his relatives and said this is what the political process looks like. the british observatory for human rights reports that 1900 syrians were killed during the ten-day peace talks, including more than 450 civilians. >> my children, adam and maria, have not eaten since yesterday. they awaken me in the morning s saying, i'm hungry. i'm hidden because i'm hungry. there's nothing i can do. >> in aleppo, a 14 month old girl was pulled from the rubble after being burieded alive. she is among the lucky ones who survived. the us navy is still heading tow
. >>> a disappointing end to this week's first round of peace talks ending syria's bloody civil war. leaders from assad's government and the opposition emerging from the conference in geneva with no real agreement in sight or hopes of a possible cease fire. jennifer has more from washington. >> just one day after u.s. brokered peace talks in geneva failed to achieve any progress on syria, the syrian army continued dropping explosive filled barrel bombs on rebel held civilian...
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syria has missed yesterday's deadline for turning over its chemical weapons stockpile. last week an american diplomat said syria had removed only 4% of its most toxic chemical weapons. the russian government says syria is preparing a new schedule and will make further shipments soon. mixed messages coming from egypt tonight about the man many expect to be the nation's next president. meanwhile, new concerns about a comeback of sorts for the jihadists. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is watching it all from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. >> reporter: good evening, chris. an influx of muslim fighters returning from jihad in afghanistan and syria are returning to egypt and joining the fight against egypt's military rulers. most alarming was their recent use of a shoulder-held missile to bring down an egyptian military helicopter in the sinai where the egyptian military is having trouble putting down an insurgency by al qaeda-linked groups n.recent weeks, that insurgency has spread to the capital cairo where islamist fighters have assassinated an egy
syria has missed yesterday's deadline for turning over its chemical weapons stockpile. last week an american diplomat said syria had removed only 4% of its most toxic chemical weapons. the russian government says syria is preparing a new schedule and will make further shipments soon. mixed messages coming from egypt tonight about the man many expect to be the nation's next president. meanwhile, new concerns about a comeback of sorts for the jihadists. national security correspondent jennifer...
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syria must meet its commitments and russia has a responsibility to ensure that syria complies. as talks continue in geneva, we'll continue to strent -- strengthen the moderation. this week we're working with our security council partners to call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians and ensure humanitarian aid workers that have impeded access to syrians in need and we'll continue to work with france and others to bolster our partners in the region, including lebanon. more broadly, as israelis and palestinians move forward with talks, we agree that france and the european union will have an important role in securing the final agreement and we a degreed to continue our cooperation on the central african republic where leaders need to pursue reconciliation. second key area, as major trading partners, we're working to boost exports and create jobs. i'm pleased to announce we're launching a new economic dialogue to expand trade, increase the competitiveness of our businesses, spur innovation and encourage new entrepreneurs and his visit to silicon valley this week under
syria must meet its commitments and russia has a responsibility to ensure that syria complies. as talks continue in geneva, we'll continue to strent -- strengthen the moderation. this week we're working with our security council partners to call for an end to indiscriminate attacks on civilians and ensure humanitarian aid workers that have impeded access to syrians in need and we'll continue to work with france and others to bolster our partners in the region, including lebanon. more broadly,...
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meantime, syria's neighbor, iraq, helping refugees from the year's long bloody civil war. greta van susteren and a fox news team went to kurdistan with reverend franklin graham's charity organization, samaritan's purse, to take an in-depth look at how the americans and iraqis are helping in the humanitarian crisis. listen. >> to see how the president is dealing with this massive syrian refugee problem, fox files went to the camp. it's hard as an american to understand what it means to be a refugee. >> you saw down here people, they had some used clothes that people were selling, used shoes that people could buy. they have nothing. >> as we look out, is there anywhere from 12 to 17,000 people living in these tents. this refugee camp. >> we've got several hundred thousand people here at four camps. it's like this in lebanon, in turkey. it's like this in jordan. but this happens to be probably one of the better run camps i have seen. >> by the end of 2014, we believe that up to 4 million or more syrians will have left their country. >> seems unreal, but it is real. so don't m
meantime, syria's neighbor, iraq, helping refugees from the year's long bloody civil war. greta van susteren and a fox news team went to kurdistan with reverend franklin graham's charity organization, samaritan's purse, to take an in-depth look at how the americans and iraqis are helping in the humanitarian crisis. listen. >> to see how the president is dealing with this massive syrian refugee problem, fox files went to the camp. it's hard as an american to understand what it means to be...
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it didn't advance the ball much on syria or iran, frankly. did you hear anything that was that news worthy in the other foreign policy? >> not really. i mean, the president just saying he's going to really come down like a ton of bricks on anybody who tries to violate the iran sanctions. i don't think he, you know, the syria policy, i think he sort of glossed over exactly how bad it is, in fact, it's completely failing. and even the secretary of state himself has allegedly said that to other senators. so i don't think, no, he didn't in any way show any kind of movement forward on these policies. >> there are 100 french executives who went to tehran in recent days to work out deals, anticipating, and they probably are right in doing it because they're smart business people, a collapse of sanctions. they're working on all this, so obume obama had to say, if they violate it, i'll come down with a ton of bricks. everybody understands he has removed the idea that the sanctions a permanent or could be strengthened. everybody is waiting for a collap
it didn't advance the ball much on syria or iran, frankly. did you hear anything that was that news worthy in the other foreign policy? >> not really. i mean, the president just saying he's going to really come down like a ton of bricks on anybody who tries to violate the iran sanctions. i don't think he, you know, the syria policy, i think he sort of glossed over exactly how bad it is, in fact, it's completely failing. and even the secretary of state himself has allegedly said that to...
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martha: at that point in syria, ambassador bolton, 18,000 people had died. today that number is up to 140,000 people who lost their lives in syria. >> look, the president lives in an unreal world when it comes to international affairs. he lives in a world of rhetoric and talk. he does not live in the real world of power. and what is going on in the ukraine today is a struggle for power. not just between those who want to move ukraine to the west and those who want to keep it tied to russia, but between vladmir putin's essentially hegemonic aspirations in the territory of the former soviet union and a question whether the west will allow him to get away with it here in a very consequential country. ukraine has almost 50 million people t would be a major economy if it were in western europe. what putin succeeds in doing in ukraine will be a pattern what he does in the rest of the former soviet union. then as he expands outside. other countries are watching inability or unwillingness of the united states of europe to do anything about this. you can bet in beiji
martha: at that point in syria, ambassador bolton, 18,000 people had died. today that number is up to 140,000 people who lost their lives in syria. >> look, the president lives in an unreal world when it comes to international affairs. he lives in a world of rhetoric and talk. he does not live in the real world of power. and what is going on in the ukraine today is a struggle for power. not just between those who want to move ukraine to the west and those who want to keep it tied to...
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i mean, what putin's role was in syria and the role was in iran, neither of which were probably very good, i just wish, i like him so much and admire him so much i wish he would do what he does best which is stick with sports. >> or do what they do at nbc, so they have the olympics team -- that is writing the copy for somebody like bob costas to read from the teleprompter. and what they need to have is somebody from the political desk or the state department, the nbc reporter that covers the state department. because if bob costas is not going to be up to speed, the tragedy that happened in syria, somebody should be there to help him. and should just fax him, you know what? this does not exactly sound right. to bob costas, who is reading it, he is saying wait a minute, are you sure? yeah, we're going to call president putin a peacemaker? is that right? i just think they fell down on the job, the staff. >> so nbc hosting the olympics, bob costas works for nbc, they're doing everything they can to make it look less corrupt, less dangerous, more peaceful. vladimir putin is a peacekeeper
i mean, what putin's role was in syria and the role was in iran, neither of which were probably very good, i just wish, i like him so much and admire him so much i wish he would do what he does best which is stick with sports. >> or do what they do at nbc, so they have the olympics team -- that is writing the copy for somebody like bob costas to read from the teleprompter. and what they need to have is somebody from the political desk or the state department, the nbc reporter that covers...
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most is outside of syria and politically oriented. we need people on the ground it can fight for the principles we believe in. many people to fight, develop, arm and train to bring down this government. at the same time not allow the islamists and military islamists in a qaeda to fill in that security vacuum. it is very, very difficult. it has been three years but we should have gotten off the bench a long time ago and now there is no real good answers or choices, jenna. jenna: just want to present to opposing ideas. talking about an al qaeda affiliate that al qaeda decides they don't want to operate in syria. "wall street journal" says the syrian conflict is deepening sectarian tensions throughout the middle east. those who say syria is far away, it hasn't come home to roost yet, leave it alone. there is a strong vibe in the political discourse about this still to this day. what do you think about that? >> we are now tracking people coming and going especially from europe. it is relatively easy for them to get from europe to the unit
most is outside of syria and politically oriented. we need people on the ground it can fight for the principles we believe in. many people to fight, develop, arm and train to bring down this government. at the same time not allow the islamists and military islamists in a qaeda to fill in that security vacuum. it is very, very difficult. it has been three years but we should have gotten off the bench a long time ago and now there is no real good answers or choices, jenna. jenna: just want to...
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you can take syria. and in case after case after case, we're dealing with these as little incidents, isolated from one another. but russia increasingly seems to be challenging us at allts of pots. anra ocourse, is far, far more consequential to russia and frankly to european and american aspirations than syria. this is a big contest. for influence. and the perception of influence in the world. >> steve clemens, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> coming up later in "the rewrite" an encore appearance by george takei. instead of paying too much for an ipad, i got the surface 2. first of all, it comes with office and outlook. then, with free skype calls to phones in over 60 countries, i can talk to my cousins any time. and then, i got 200 gigs of cloud storage -- free -- so i can get my photos and stuff almost anywhere. others charge for that. surface is such a great deal. i feel like i should tell somebody. hey! ♪ honestly ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ [ car alarm chirps ]
you can take syria. and in case after case after case, we're dealing with these as little incidents, isolated from one another. but russia increasingly seems to be challenging us at allts of pots. anra ocourse, is far, far more consequential to russia and frankly to european and american aspirations than syria. this is a big contest. for influence. and the perception of influence in the world. >> steve clemens, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>>...
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we shall be ready to sit together with the syrian opposition and discuss the future of syria together. but the syrian people will give authority to their president and to their government and other institutions. in no way we shall allow such a thing to happen in syria so long as we have a breath in us. >> the fate of the people detailed in these files was another issue that came to nothing in geneva. prominent lawyer told me he never expected political prisoners would be freed. >> thousands of people disappear from two years. nobody knows about them. >> reporter: more people were arrested this week, including his league. is it possible to say how many are in prison? >> we suppose how much is this place and how much is that. we suppose about 200,000. >> reporter: nasri knows where she stands with the government. this well-known singer wants to put on her best face to report a patriotic video for the army. she calls it a message of love. she tells me she was raised to love the government and the army. she said all syrians should gather around this great establishment. that same message
we shall be ready to sit together with the syrian opposition and discuss the future of syria together. but the syrian people will give authority to their president and to their government and other institutions. in no way we shall allow such a thing to happen in syria so long as we have a breath in us. >> the fate of the people detailed in these files was another issue that came to nothing in geneva. prominent lawyer told me he never expected political prisoners would be freed. >>...
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policy in syria. >> syria, today. >> reporter: senator john mccain recently called out the president for failing to stem the bloodshed. >> where is president obama who has said he refuses to accept that brutal tyrants can slaughter their people with impunity while the most powerful nation in the history of the world looks on and stands by? >> reporter: as peace talks stumble, so has the landmark agreement to remove syria's chemical weapons. it is now alarmingly behind schedule. all of syria's chemical weapons were supposed to be out of the country a week ago. cnn has learned that, as of now, syria has removed only 11%. -- notes that 5,000 syrians have died since the peace talks began. and state department officials accuse the syrian government of stepping up aerial bombing and using starvation as a weapon. the only solution to this is political but that's really an impossible task without russia's cooperation. you really wonder what leverage the u.s. has with the russians to get them back to the table with the syrians, to follow the terms of this chemical weapons deal. you know, they
policy in syria. >> syria, today. >> reporter: senator john mccain recently called out the president for failing to stem the bloodshed. >> where is president obama who has said he refuses to accept that brutal tyrants can slaughter their people with impunity while the most powerful nation in the history of the world looks on and stands by? >> reporter: as peace talks stumble, so has the landmark agreement to remove syria's chemical weapons. it is now alarmingly behind...
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it shows he is under pressure on issues like syria. that, you know, three years into the civil war, he hasn't done anything. in fairness,-to-him, there is no easy option in syria. no easy option for the u.s. and ukraine either. he realized with dramatic images he had to speak out. >> all right. when he says consequences then you know he has got to back it up. i can't see, maybe sanction but i can't see. all right. ed, thanks. >> we will see if it holds. >> all right. we appreciate it directly ahead as we continue from los angeles. jerry seinfeld seems to agree with me that this texting and emailing situation pretty much out of control. we'll continue our reporting. and later, miller on dumb americans. what should we do with them? upcoming. ♪ ♪ ♪ eating healthier,tion by drinking plenty of water, but still not getting relief? try dulcolax laxative tablets. dulcolax is comfort-coated for gentle, over-night relief. dulcolax. predictable over-night relief you can count on. all white meat chicken was made to be blanketed in golden bre
it shows he is under pressure on issues like syria. that, you know, three years into the civil war, he hasn't done anything. in fairness,-to-him, there is no easy option in syria. no easy option for the u.s. and ukraine either. he realized with dramatic images he had to speak out. >> all right. when he says consequences then you know he has got to back it up. i can't see, maybe sanction but i can't see. all right. ed, thanks. >> we will see if it holds. >> all right. we...
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new bloodshed in war-torn syria. government troops heavily bombing a rebel held town near lebanon. the syrian peace talks are in jeopardy after six days at the bargaining table in geneva. the u.n. mediator ending direct talks between the syrian government and opposition forces without reaching a deal. both sides now blaming each other. listen to syria's mediator lash out. >> whatever you hear from these amateurs when they come here and stand on the podium and they address the media, international media, this is not accurate. this is not true. they are just misleading the public opinion by circulating wrong rumors. >> he later apologized to the syrian people for facing to reach agreements. >>> syria is dominating talks between president obama and king abdullah in a meeting in california friday. they will help jordan with the humanitarian crisis created by hundreds of thousands of refugees from syria's civil war flooding across the border. president obama also pledged continuing economic aid for the ally jordan, including $1 billion in loan guarantees. >>> organized labor taking a ma
new bloodshed in war-torn syria. government troops heavily bombing a rebel held town near lebanon. the syrian peace talks are in jeopardy after six days at the bargaining table in geneva. the u.n. mediator ending direct talks between the syrian government and opposition forces without reaching a deal. both sides now blaming each other. listen to syria's mediator lash out. >> whatever you hear from these amateurs when they come here and stand on the podium and they address the media,...
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our hands are tied in syria. really what putin is doing now, he is arranging eastern ukraine. he's setting it up so he would have provocation to go in. i'm going in to protect against violence, so it's not over. >> do you see some sort of divided nation happening in ukraine? keep in mind, the president of ukraine still on the lam. he left last weekend. do you see a divided nation. >> ex-president of ukraine, voted out by his own party in parliament. there is a good chance of that. the question is how much will putin demand. does he want all of ukraine? will he settle for the eastern third? the russians believe kiev is their ancient root. we don't know what's in putin's head except he's not going to back down. he's not like president obama. when putin threatens something, he carries through on the threat. this -- we've seen act one, it's intermission. act two is coming and it could be very ugly and bloody, gretchen. >> it will be interesting to see how the u.s. reacts to all of it. >> or fails to act. >> clinton and current president, legal basis withholding what's described as
our hands are tied in syria. really what putin is doing now, he is arranging eastern ukraine. he's setting it up so he would have provocation to go in. i'm going in to protect against violence, so it's not over. >> do you see some sort of divided nation happening in ukraine? keep in mind, the president of ukraine still on the lam. he left last weekend. do you see a divided nation. >> ex-president of ukraine, voted out by his own party in parliament. there is a good chance of that....
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corners at least, that president putin seems to be pulling the strings in the crises where it's ukraine, syria, iran negotiations, he has a strong hand in some of these places. >> you know that very well. he has a very strong hand in some of these places. it's just not being played very well. there's no game of cards in which putin played ukraine well. and the reality of the situation is the last thing vladimir putin wanted in the middle of his olympics with all of the glamour and glitter and accomplishments was to have this violent uprising in ukraine that was directly tied to him, that results in his guy, the president, heading for the hills. it isn't the story he would have written. >> maybe i shouldn't have said strong hand, strong iron fist or something like that. >> yeah, yeah, right. >> susan, holding back a little bit, not telling all of her opinions -- being very meek here on the air -- >> very meek. >> her syndicated column is not meek, you can read it across the country every wednesday and friday, delighted to have you on, susan. have a great weekend. >> you too. delighted to be her
corners at least, that president putin seems to be pulling the strings in the crises where it's ukraine, syria, iran negotiations, he has a strong hand in some of these places. >> you know that very well. he has a very strong hand in some of these places. it's just not being played very well. there's no game of cards in which putin played ukraine well. and the reality of the situation is the last thing vladimir putin wanted in the middle of his olympics with all of the glamour and glitter...
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failed policy in syria. they say in a closed door meeting on sunday, the secretary suggested a new approach needs to be taken, which could involve training and arming syrian rebels. jeffrey goldberg joins me now. jeff, this all took place at the weekend security conference where conference where perhaps the secretary of state -- also members of congress there and couple of democrats there. there's strong pushback. jay carney is saying, let me quote this from the briefing today. we have that from the briefing, let's go to it. >> i think stories you're referring to actually appear to be a reflection of what senators mccain and graham think of our syria policy, not what secretary kerry thinks. at no point during secretary kerry's meeting in munich with members did he raise a lethal assistance for opposition. he was describing a range of options that the administration has always had at its disposal. >> there's no question that john kerry is always been much more muscular in his approach to syria, at least from
failed policy in syria. they say in a closed door meeting on sunday, the secretary suggested a new approach needs to be taken, which could involve training and arming syrian rebels. jeffrey goldberg joins me now. jeff, this all took place at the weekend security conference where conference where perhaps the secretary of state -- also members of congress there and couple of democrats there. there's strong pushback. jay carney is saying, let me quote this from the briefing today. we have that...
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action in syria is blasting the obama administration for not doing more to stop the bloodshed. senator john mccain telling cnn's "state of the union," u.s. policy's been a failure and the administration must revisit all of its options for removing assad from power. >> there are viable options, there is a viable free syrian army, there are people who, there's groups that have joined together against these extremists, isis, radical al qaeda extremists that are there. there is still viable opposition that we can help and assist. we can do that. and to do nothing, of course, will see a further deterioration and a regionalization of the conflict. >> mccain quite concerned. he said what's happening in syria is destabilizing the entire region, and that will eventually mean the u.s. will have to get involved. >>> this morning there is a new u.s. push to stop uganda from implementing a law criminalizing homosexuality. the president of uganda could sign that law as soon as today. it's a law that president obama condemned over the weekend, calling it an affront and danger to the gay commu
action in syria is blasting the obama administration for not doing more to stop the bloodshed. senator john mccain telling cnn's "state of the union," u.s. policy's been a failure and the administration must revisit all of its options for removing assad from power. >> there are viable options, there is a viable free syrian army, there are people who, there's groups that have joined together against these extremists, isis, radical al qaeda extremists that are there. there is...
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. >>> syria's prime minister is blaming washington for the stalled peace talks in geneva. he says the u.s. tried to create what he calls a, quote, negative climate for dialogue in the latest round of negotiations that ended as the ongoing civil war continue house reportedly faulted russia for its continued support of the assad regime. >>> and radiation tests at a nuclear waste sight in new mexico show no danger to people who live there or work there or the environment. they have taken samples of several surface locations around the plant after a monitor detected radiation seeping from underground that happened friday night. >>> and a startling new development to talk about in the craigslist murder case, eric. >> you take it. >> all right, i'm take it. on craigslist you hear a lot of things that happen on there, and a woman in pennsylvania is accused of killing a man last year and now is claiming in jailhouse interviews that she's killed more than 20 people across the country as a member of a satanic cult. the revelations came in the jailhouse interview with a local newspap
. >>> syria's prime minister is blaming washington for the stalled peace talks in geneva. he says the u.s. tried to create what he calls a, quote, negative climate for dialogue in the latest round of negotiations that ended as the ongoing civil war continue house reportedly faulted russia for its continued support of the assad regime. >>> and radiation tests at a nuclear waste sight in new mexico show no danger to people who live there or work there or the environment. they...
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plans to launch inner strikes on syria when great britain did not. ultimately, obama decided not to strike but the move cost hollande political capital at home. one french reporter asked obama if he now considers france a better friend than britain. >> i have two daughters. and they are both gorgeous and wonderful and i would never choose between them. and that's how i feel about my outstanding european partners. >> reporter: many in france were outraged when a newspaper revealed the nsa had swept up 70 million records of french phone calls. last month obama assured allies of protection from nonu.s. citizens and both obama and hollande tried to put the issue to rest. >> translator: following the revelations that appeared due to mr. snowden, we clarified things. president obama and myself clarified things. then, this was in the past. >> but perhaps a sign that things weren't entirely in the past, wolf, a french reporter asked president obama if perhaps a no spying agreement that the u.s. has with the uk might be extended to france. this was shorthand
plans to launch inner strikes on syria when great britain did not. ultimately, obama decided not to strike but the move cost hollande political capital at home. one french reporter asked obama if he now considers france a better friend than britain. >> i have two daughters. and they are both gorgeous and wonderful and i would never choose between them. and that's how i feel about my outstanding european partners. >> reporter: many in france were outraged when a newspaper revealed...
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days ago an attack was launched on the presidential palace in somalia where several people, including syria government officials, were killed. so this kind of attacks are becoming normal in mow ga dee shoe where the attacks have been not this rampant or coming back like this. >>> so that the view from nairobi with that attack on a cafe in mogadishu. let's go back to the crew contain. regional and international fears are mount anything crimea. moscow has long had a massive strategic interest. there it is right down at the bottom of ukraine. it's crimea. when the soviet union broke up in 1991, ukraine became independent. well, in sevatopol, confirmation that they have been seized in the few hours. how might russia defend or decide to defend its interests? because in the last 24 hours, we have had confirmation of 150,000 russian troops being mobilized around the western military district. confirmation that air -- combat aircraft are being used in that area. and word from one particular location that special forces have been mobilized to move down into crimea. and the question is, this is a sov
days ago an attack was launched on the presidential palace in somalia where several people, including syria government officials, were killed. so this kind of attacks are becoming normal in mow ga dee shoe where the attacks have been not this rampant or coming back like this. >>> so that the view from nairobi with that attack on a cafe in mogadishu. let's go back to the crew contain. regional and international fears are mount anything crimea. moscow has long had a massive strategic...
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fighters in syria, a small number of americans, could threaten our safety at home. he's worried training from rebel groups including al qaeda so may come back here and launch terror attacks. >>> caught on camera, check this out a mom, dad, son lead police on high-speed chase through dangerously icy streets. how this affair ended up. >>> dramatic search for newborn, who found this little boy a state away in freezing cold. >>> vice president joe biden saying he might like to drop vice from his title and go for pres. >> if i took you blindfolded to laguardia in new york, you must think you're in third world country. >> would you like to see joe biden run for president? our political panel with much more on that. hi, guys. this is for you. ♪ [ male announcer ] bob's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today his doctor has him on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. >>> welcome back. check out amazing new video of high-speed chase through ic
fighters in syria, a small number of americans, could threaten our safety at home. he's worried training from rebel groups including al qaeda so may come back here and launch terror attacks. >>> caught on camera, check this out a mom, dad, son lead police on high-speed chase through dangerously icy streets. how this affair ended up. >>> dramatic search for newborn, who found this little boy a state away in freezing cold. >>> vice president joe biden saying he might...
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if we could go beyond ukraine, syria has been a disaster. egypt, who endorsed the military leader for president? vladimir putin. north korea, a report from the u.n. saying the chinese are tolerating and facilitating the most corrupt nuclear regime in our world today. and iran. harris, we need a president who is aggressive, who stands for american values and is as committed to what the people of ukraine are showing -- >> when they start to hold up signs, like our good matt is doing. we have to get to a commercial quickly, but let's get this in. mike on twitter says, kiev is very scary. are we looking into the future of america? we'll talk about that when we come back. >> that is a question. you use tide pods? yeah! that little guy cleans, brightens and fights stains. so now i can focus on more pressing matters. wow! n't it beautiful? your sweet peppers aren't nexto your hot peppers. [ gasps ] [ sarah ] that's my tide. what's yours? [ gasps ] through sunday, save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic.e savings go on at sleep train. get a s
if we could go beyond ukraine, syria has been a disaster. egypt, who endorsed the military leader for president? vladimir putin. north korea, a report from the u.n. saying the chinese are tolerating and facilitating the most corrupt nuclear regime in our world today. and iran. harris, we need a president who is aggressive, who stands for american values and is as committed to what the people of ukraine are showing -- >> when they start to hold up signs, like our good matt is doing. we...